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The Urgency, the new DVD release from Extreme Animals (Jacob Ciocci and David Wightman), is a "visual album," like Beyoncé by Beyoncé, but any similarity to Beyoncé begins and ends with format. Beyoncé is too serious, too straight—the wrong kind of urgency. Her hooks have never found their way into the pop-punk power ballads of Extreme Animals, which mix club disco, heavy metal, and chiptunes with maximalist, strobing montage.
If there's a diva who is muse to the duo, it's the fickle Katy Perry, whose songs are sampled on two of The Urgency's eight tracks. Inspirational Katy Perry, who dedicates a rousing anthem to everyone who has ever felt like a plastic bag. Party girl Katy Perry, who gets wasted every Friday night. Bisexual Katy Perry who kissed a girl and liked it and wants to see your peacock-cock-cock. Dom/sub Katy Perry who yearns to be poisoned by aliens and is also the tiger who you will hear roar.
The Unfinished Business of a Yugoslav Internet
Aleksandra Domanović, From yu to me (2014). Commissioned by Rhizome, Abandon Normal Devices, and Fridericianum.
Aleksandra Domanović used to own an international sampler of domain names: aleksandradomanovic.sk, aleksandradomanovic.rs, aleksandradomanovic.si, aleksandradomanovic.eu. It's usually enough for an artist or other public figure to claim their name on .com, and Domanović did, but by staking out real estate in the top-level domains governed by Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia, and the European Union she reminded herself, and anyone else paying attention, about the friction of states and networks, names, and domains. Domanović was born in Yugoslavia, and when it was gone her citizenship drifted. If for some of its users the World Wide Web appears boundlessly ephemeral in comparison to the permanence of statehood, in Domanović's experience of recent history, states and domains alike are tools of control that can be surprisingly fragile and flexible.
Businesslike: DIS Magazine's Stock Database
Shawn Maximo, from Neighboring Interests, 2013
Last month, DIS Magazine made The Suzanne Geiss Company, a gallery in downtown New York, an open photo studio. Don't worry if you missed it. There wasn't much to see. The first time I went, the main gallery was empty, save for some dark bags on the floor. In the office, a few people chatted and looked at a laptop. "The photographer is on break," they told me. "Come back in an hour." I did. It was just as deserted. (Later, I learned that Frank Benson was taking photos in the dark back room, to avoid interference from the main gallery's skylight.) I returned a few days later, on a Sunday morning when the editors of DIS were there. One of them was polishing a prop fridge. An intern busied herself with a vacuum.
But the substance of the show wasn't what was happening in the gallery but the result of it: disimages.com, a fully functional online stock-photo database. The project received its initial funding in the 2011 cycle of Rhizome Commissions, and once DIS secured the rest of the necessary capital and set up the site's framework, they started production at Suzanne Geiss. disimages.com will continue to expand its offerings as the contributing artists finish retouching their work. For now, visitors can peruse Shawn Maximo's surreal interiors, where domestic spaces are enclosed by planes of sky and beach; Ian Cheng's 3D renderings of heads with the DIS Images logo mapped over their contours; and Katja Novitskova's insertions of safari animals and Powerpoint clip art in white-cube galleries.
Katja Novitskova, from Future Growth Approximations, 2013
DIS Images marks a significant shift in the way artists approach stock photography. Onlines image databases proliferated in the ...
Artist Profile: Jeff Baij
It seems like artists who were actively making and showing their work online a few years ago have either started making objects and pursuing the familiar career path of the artist—gallery shows, teaching engagements, studio assistantships, grants, and so on—or they gave up and went into another field, like programming or web design. You haven't done either of those things. You're still making internet art. What's that like?
its really weird brian
like really really weird
lemme give you a few reasons why my life has ended up like this, and also a few reasons why its weird
um i mean to be honest the first reason i dont show really is because being around gallery people for more than 5 or 10 minutes without being absolutely shitfaced is literally (Literally) in my top 3 least favorite things in the entire world.
teaching could be cool? i actually love the idea of molding (moulding?) young minds but how does one start this career path? maybe you can give me some pointers. even in an [ed.] if you'd like. [I think you'd have to get an MFA. But based on your answers I don't think you'd like being in an MFA program. – BD]
assistantships are the same deal as showing- artists are gross, both mentally and physically (trust me on this, i am one) and i like making actual money
which brings me to why i dont make objects: im poor
so maybe i should apply for grants? is that how artists get money to work? i have no idea im really bad at the art thing, except that my work looks really nice and makes a lot of cute girls super happy.
ok so its weird because when im at an opening or out with new people they always say OH WHAT KIND OF ART DO U MAKE and i always say UHH I TAKE OTHER PEOPLES SHIT OFF THE WEB AND CHANGE IT A LITTLE BIT AND CALL IT ART and its awk my g, so awk.
another reason why its weird is because i get super wasted with a lot of like "cool" and "up and coming" artists on the regs and being the net guy/ coolest person in the room is like, pretty exhausting u know?
i just wanna use this space to say plz dont remove any of the swearing from the interview, ive waited a very very long time for this
also plz dont correct any spelling or punctuation, they arent mistakes (im just that cool)
also please leave the above note in the interview (also this one)
The People Code
Installation view of pΓσ₠§§℩η⅁ at the Goethe-Institut Library. Photo courtesy of Jenny Jaskey
The mission of the library could be described as calibrating the optimal ratio of signal to noise, by eliminating as much noise as possible. This description would cover both shushing and the extensive cataloguing that eases readers' paths to the information they want. But what becomes of that mission when so many people carry a gateway to vast expanses of knowledge in their pockets (even if they mainly use that gateway to take selfies and play Angry Birds)? Does the library of bricks, mortar, and bound books effectively bracket the search for information by offering a specific set of physical resources, with a corresponding language of signals? Or is it yet another backdrop for selfies and Angry Birds—the constant noise of everyday life?
This fall the Goethe-Institut Library, an outpost of the German cultural ministry in SoHo, enlisted curator Jenny Jaskey to organize "The End(s) of the Library," a year-long series of artists projects that rethink the library's mission. common room redesigned the floor plan to open up space and introduced a modular exhibition apparatus; David Horvitz established an electronic archive of artists' books—both scanned works on paper and ebooks—to supplement the Goethe-Institut Library's catalogs both here and in Europe. The latest project is pΓσ₠§§℩η⅁, a collaboration by Juliete Aranda, Fia Backstrom, and R. Lyon that directly tackles questions of signals and noise. They began by processing the library's raw database through Safari 5.0.5 and printing out the results, in which catalog entries are cluttered and stretched by symbols and glyphs—representations of the metadata that the computer needs to process catalog entries. A reading was held on January 5 where participants vocalized the print-outs, glyph ...


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The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announced today the opening of Business Recovery Centers (BRC) in Estes Park, Greeley, Longmont and Loveland. The centers are specifically designed to provide key financial and counseling services to businesses impacted by the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began September 11, 2013.
"Due to the severe property damage and economic losses caused by the disaster, we want to provide every available service to help get businesses back on their feet," said SBA's Regional Administrator Matt Varilek. "These centers will provide a single, one-stop location for business owners to access a variety of specialized help," he added.
"Beginning Monday, September 23, SBA customer service representatives (CSRs) and counselors from Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) will be on hand at the following SBA Business Recovery Centers to help businesses impacted by this terrible disaster," said Varilek. The centers will be open on the days and times indicated below. No appointment is necessary.
Boulder County
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Larimer County
Business Recovery Center (BRC)
The Stanley Hotel
333 East Wonderview Avenue
Estes Park, CO 80517
Mondays through Fridays, 9 am – 6 pm
Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm
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Weld County
Business Recovery Center (BRC)
Greeley Chamber of Commerce
Conference Room
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Greeley, CO 80631
Thursdays and Fridays, 9 am – 6 pm
Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm
Opens Thursday, September 26, 2013
According to Varilek, SBA disaster customer service representatives will be available to meet individually with business owners to explain how a low-interest federal SBA disaster loan can help finance their recovery. "SBA is the federal government's primary source of money for the long term repair and rebuilding of disaster damages that are not fully covered by insurance or other recoveries. We will help business owners apply online using our Electronic Loan Application, answer questions about SBA's disaster loan program, explain the application process and close their approved disaster loans," he said. "Business owners don't need to wait on their insurance to settle or on a contractor's estimate before seeking SBA financial assistance," Varilek added.
Colorado SBDC State Director Kelly Manning said, "Our SBDC counselors will provide free counseling on a wide variety of matters designed to help these businesses overcome the effects of the disaster and plan for their future. Services include assessing business economic injury, evaluating the business's strength, cash flow projections and most importantly, reviewing all options to ensure each business makes decisions that are appropriate for its situation. They will also help businesses apply for this much needed financial help."
"We are very pleased that the SBA has responded so swiftly to help meet the needs of our business community. This highly trained and experienced team of specialists and consultants will be available to provide businesses the services they need to make important decisions about their future operations. We strongly encourage every business owner who has suffered property damage or economic losses to meet one-on-one with the experts at the BRC," Manning continued.
Businesses of any size and private, nonprofit organizations may apply to SBA for low-interest disaster loans of up to $2 million to repair or replace damage to real estate, leasehold improvements, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets. These loans cover uninsured losses or situations where the insurance coverage falls short of repair or replacement costs.
For small businesses and most private, nonprofit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any property damage.
Additionally, disaster victims may go online to file an SBA application for disaster loan assistance. The Electronic Loan Application (ELA) is accessible via SBA's secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
Business owners who suffered losses from the severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides may get help from SBA representatives at any Business Recovery Center or Disaster Recovery Center. For a location nearest to them, they may contact SBA's Customer Service Center by calling toll-free (800) 659-2955, e-mail SBA at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit SBA's Web site at http://www.sba.gov/disaster. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339.
The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is November 14, 2013. The deadline to return economic injury applications is June 16, 2014.
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Motor City Blogman: Onward From The Detroit Auto Show
Public days of the Detroit auto show, officially called the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) are dwindling down toward the final weekend as I write this. For the rest of us, the show is over and we're concentrating on Geneva in early March, with a stopover in Chicago on the way.
The Chicago show in February is all about the public days, when its region's huge population draws far greater attendance than Detroit, or even New York and L.A. That, at least, is what the Chicago show's formidable public relations specialists will tell you. Still, any local journalist knows well to avoid NAIAS during the public days, when Cobo is so crowded that you can't get within 50 feet of any new car. Though it comes in the middle of the new model year, after Paris/Frankfurt, Los Angeles and the highly diminished Tokyo show, Detroit tends to set the tone for the auto show season. It captures the global automotive zeitgeist even better than Geneva or Shanghai. Here are a few things I noticed last week at NAIAS13 …
Sisyphean Chinese Automaker: They were back, again, for the umpteenth year. This year, "they" was an "it;" a single Chinese automaker, Guangzhou Automotive Group (GAC) with a three-car display appropriately relegated to the hall just outside the auto show. You didn't have to pay or have a press pass to see GAC's cars, with their vaguely high-tech hybrid-electric something-or-other powertrains cloaked in sheetmetal that appeared to be rendered by unemployed French designers prone to weekend-long benders. Which is to say, I didn't bother to look closely at the three cars this year and risk being signed up for daily email blasts written in Mandarin. After roughly a decade of fearing that Chinese automakers would decimate the Detroit Three with next-generation Korean designs sold at Schwinn prices, the cars still look as viable in this market as Chinese milk. I did enjoy one of the GAC model's names, though: Trumpchi.
Corvette beats Porsche 911: Though we've yet to drive the new C7, it's fair to say its launch first at the Albert Kahn-designed Russell Industrial Center, then on the floor at Cobo, beats the 991's premier at the '11 Frankfurt show for overall excitement and buzz. General Motors nailed this launch, and I believe it was talk of this impending extravaganza - not the new GM pickups -- that prompted Ford to quickly put together its Atlas concept. Alan Mulally simply did not want to show up for the party with just a couple of new vans and a Lincoln compact crossover concept with no engine to talk about. The C7 led the most exuberant Detroit show since before the Lehman Brothers collapse. Now all Chevrolet needs to do is make the Corvette the first car that budding toddler enthusiasts first learn of, the way it did with my generation via "Route 66" in the early '60s.
About Those Pickups: The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, and the 2015 Ford F-150 in the form of the Atlas concept, earned a collective "meh" from journalists and the public in the last couple of weeks. And why not? They're only pickup trucks, after all. Unless you've got a breakthrough design like the 1955-57 Chevys/GMCs, the '73 Chevys/GMCs, the first Dodge Ram or the '97 F-150, you might as well hide them in the corner where only fleet buyers go. Whether or not the Atlas turns into the profit-margin sapping, lightweight aluminum can that Ford has been hinting it will become, it's just another half-ton pickup that picks up the design cues of its current heavy duty counterpart. Same goes for the new Chevy and GMC, and the '13 Ram pickup.
More Evidence of Mulally's Envy: Even without the new Corvette, the show would still belong to GM because of the Cadillac ELR, an extended-range electric using Chevy Volt mechanicals. It managed to capture all the elegance and desirability of the 2009 Converj concept. While the expected $70,000 price tag won't likely leave any room for profit, GM is committed to making Voltec production mainstream and bring down costs. The only thing ELR lacks is a real name. Note to Cadillac: try Eldorado.
A Breakout VW?: Volkswagen's new America-centric Passat has given the brand a big boost in the U.S., but at 117,000 sales last year, it's far from ready to challenge the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. VW of America's best hope in finally breaking its sales record, which it set in 1970, may be in the production version of its Detroit concept. Let me take this opportunity to complain about the name. BlueSport? CrossSport? BlueCross? I can't remember its name; I always have to look it up. Yeesh, it's CrossBlue. Let's hope Herr Piech has the distinctive name of some obscure nomadic Middle-Eastern tribe he's ready to emboss on the CUV's rear deck. Forget the diesel/electric plug-in powertrain; everything else about this concept is virtually production-ready. With crisp (read: boxy) sheetmetal, yet a masculine appearance that should put the Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Explorer on the trailer, the Vee Dub looks to combine minivan capaciousness without evoking Ford Flex frumpiness.
Speaking of Capaciousness: After stripping off all the ridiculous carbon fiber on the Toyota Furia concept's body, in my mind's eye I saw the next Corolla, and it was good. Not great, mind you; even with all that Bangle-esque side surfacing, the Corolla will remain a fairly boring car. What intrigued me was the formal, upright roofline, making for a low cowl, like the 2013 Honda Accord. It's a sign that front-drive compact and midsize car designers are once again designing them for what they are; comfortable, spacious commodity sedans with a wide-open view of the outside world for the driver. When you try to make a compact or midsize sedan "sporty" or "expressive," you end up with compromised rear seat space and outward visibility. See "Ford Fusion" and especially, "Chevy Malibu."
And how about that Hyundai HCD-14: The rakish, "four-door coupe" roofline hints at an additional Hyundai luxury car, though the company says very little of the concept will find its way into the next Genesis sedan. I'll leave it to Robert Cumberford to review the concept's aesthetic in an upcoming issue of Automobile. I want to know about the hand-gesture controls. If you point out something with your right hand to your passenger, does the radio station change?
Uneven match-up: All-new versions of the Lexus IS and the Infiniti G-sedan, now called Q50, appeared at Detroit. The handsome Infiniti G50, even with its Nakamura Kink c-pillar, easily won this contest. Several people told me, unsolicited, that they found the IS ugly.
And finally, a trend to watch for: Functional air scoops built into a sports car's body, worthy of Formula 1 technology. Both the BMW i8 extended-range electric and the updated Acura NSX concept have bodywork around the c-pillar that creates a cove in back, presumably for aerodynamics and to create downforce. Both the C7 Corvette and the BMW 4 Series channel air from their lower front fascias over the front wheels, and out from vents behind the front wheels. The Ferrari F12 berlinetta was first, with side scoops built into the bodywork first. It premiered last year at Geneva. I suspect we'll see much more of this in the near future.
Agree? Disagree? Anything else that you think was big at the '13 Detroit show? Leave your comments below.


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VILANO BEACH, Fla. – Beach goers were surprised to find a vessel stranded on Vilano Beach on Sunday morning.
The 64-foot yacht, Rays the Bar, was traveling from Boston to Fort Lauderdale when the vessel hit bottom near St. Augustine Inlet during heavy seas and fog Saturday night.
IMAGES: Stranded yacht draws a crowd
The captain anchored the vessel and called for assistance, but for unknown reasons the anchor broke free, sending the yacht onto shore at Vilano Beach.
Fire and rescue crews from St. Johns County were at the beach when the vessel come on shore. The captain and her daughter were taken to a local hospital and released.
The Coast Guard, the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, commercial salvage and environmental clean-up companies all responded.
The scene also drew a crowd of beachgoers.
Coast Guard responders determined that the vessel was not leaking any fuel. The Coast Guard pumped about 450 gallons of fuel out of the boat.
The vessel could not be towed because of rough seas, however an attempt will begin again on Monday morning at high tide.
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Cook-Out: Popular fastfoodery heading to Charlottesville
A drive-through franchise that speedily serves up grilled barbecue meats and more than 40 kinds of milkshakes is coming to Charlottesville. It's a fast-growing fastfoodery from North Carolina called Cook-Out, and it has won approval for a red roof, says a city official.
Public records show that Cook-Out Charlottesville Inc. paid $1.3 million in October for 1254 Emmet Street, what for many years was a Long John Silver's until it closed at the end of the year. Citing the roof approval, zoning administrator Read Brodhead sees no municipal obstacles to transforming the 1.3-acre site into a Cook-Out.
In Richmond, where the Greensboro-based company has recently established two locations, both in the West End, Cook-Out has created quite the sizzle, according to Style Weekly restaurant critic Robey Martin. What does it all mean?
"It means we like meat with our meat," laughs Martin, who notes that the side dishes aren't limited to hushpuppies and fries but also include corn dogs, chicken nuggets, and a bacon-cheese tortilla, something that Cook-Out is calling a "bacon wrap."
Speaking of calling, there's been a bit of controversy over the fact that the family that owns Cook-Out hasn't limited its evangelism to the food. However, on a reporter's recent visit in Richmond, the only Biblical mention arrived on the styrofoam cup holding our Cheerwine float: along with "God Bless America" were the tiny words "Psalms 118:24." That's the one that says, "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
Glad indeed, as the cost for a plate– in our case a hamburger, slaw, chicken quesadilla, and the aforementioned float– is just $4.74 including tax.
Now, we're starting to understand why a company having, according to a fan site, over 75 locations doesn't return phone calls or put up a website of its own. It doesn't need to.Read more on: Cook-Out restaurant
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This place rocks. Unfortunately they won't have adequate parking for the masses that will swarm the place.
Good. The barbeque tastes like Bill's in Richmond but more food and cheaper. needs limeade though...
Thanks commenters , I was wondering what the food was like.
Anyone care to explain what a Cheerwine float consists of ?
My guess is similar to a root beer float only Cheerwine instead of root beer. Cheerwine is a cherry soda that hails from the Carolinas (I think).
P.S. Though Cheerwine is a pretty good cheery soda, a Cheerwine float sounds kinda gross if you ask me. Admittedly, I have never tried one, so I should probably reserve judgement.
4.74? What will the cost be in c'ville with it's BLOATED meals tax?
To the commenter concerned about parking, it is a drive through only restaurant for the most part with no indoor seating. It has a walk up window at most locations, but again- no indoor seating. Get it and go!
The nugs are soooo good with every saaaoooosss available! preferably combined into a magical blend of supersaos
@ Hook, You're welcome for the tip in the Long John Silver's closing article last week. Ever correct the sales price in the Shoppers World article? And why mention the religious thing, why is that important? I guess because it generated a million comments on the Sweet Frog article.
Great news for the cardiologists in town. I was somewhat saddened to see LJS close, as it was an icon akin to, say, The White Spot. Now we have a new place in town...right across from a couple of fried chicken joints. Keep 'em coming. (I am surprised city council is allowing such a health-detrimental eatery set up shop in town.)
R.I.P.: Eugene "Sonny" Kane
Gross! looks completely gross!
I have eaten at the "Cookout" on Broad St in Richmond, and that place rocks! Hate to see LJS leave, going to miss eating Friday dinner there. I would rather see Bodo's go belly-up and "Cookout" take over that space.
Wall Street Journal predicted that the entire Long John Silvers and A&W restaurant names would go under in 2012. This new place. Sounds fine. Guess eventually everything will be a franchise. Hey Hawes...how about Hook/Harrisonburg?
Firstlys, (sounds like firsties), is super saos like super saiyans? Can you eat that/them now? Delicious.
Secondlys, i'm not sure how LJS is an icon unless you're Spongebob Squarepants living in an alternate universe with no Krusty Krab.
Thirdlys, oreo PB fancy shake FTW.
Its OK, but it aint no Popeyes!
It is what it is... Mr Dogg.
This is gonna drop a bomb just like Chipotle has done- I work in restaurants and used to be the General Manager of the Barracks Road Chipotle. I'm from Greensboro, NC (where Cook-out started) and this is the best restaurant ever. No, it is not healthy. It's very blue-collar. No better choice than Cook-Out near a college. Usually they stay open til about 4am if they are near student populations, so look for late hours.
Yes, Oreo PB shake guy, yesssss!
As a native North Carolinian, I can say with surety that y'all are gonna love this place. Certainly, the food is something one can only appreciate after a long night of drinking, but the milkshakes are AMAZING. Aaaaaand less than $3 each. You can also mix as many flavors as you like. Mint-oreo-peanut butter-watermelon anyone?
The shakes are awesome, better & cheaper than CFila. BBQ outstanding. Hushpuppies are good but LJS's are(were) better. Hamburger tastes like the ones you get at a high school concession stand, More snouts & gristle than meat. It is grilled however.
@Dont Blink- "4.74? What will the cost be in c'ville with it's BLOATED meals tax?"
The meals tax is 4%. That means 4 cents for every dollar. Meals tax in this case $0.19. You can do the rest of the math.
cook out kicks butt. and #NacyDrew cheerwine float is cheerwine and ice cream, obviously. about time LJS was replaced that place is terrible
Oh dear god Doyle, please dont wish bodo's farewell... our office staff eats there everyday and my husband takes our 4 children there almost everyday... bodo's is a part of our family!
@Doyle Hargraves -
You'd rather see BODO'S go "belly up"??? Are you insane? That's more of a local legend than a restaurant and not to mention one of the best-run, local small businesses I've ever seen. And it's delicious. Take your Long John Silvers and get outta here.
cookout coming is great news will be so good to have one in charlottesville! They are the best fast food by far but we need to keep bodos for breakfast bagels they are great.cookout has the best hamburgers in north carolina its about time they got to virginia


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The most important failure was one of imagination. We do not believe leaders understood the gravity of the threat. The terrorist danger from Bin Ladin and al Qaeda was not a major topic for policy debate among the public, the media, or in the Congress. Indeed, it barely came up during the 2000 presidential campaign.
Al Qaeda�s new brand of terrorism presented challenges to U.S. governmental institutions that they were not well-designed to meet. Though top officials all told us that they understood the danger, we believe there was uncertainty among them as to whether this was just a new and especially venomous version of the ordinary terrorist threat the United States had lived with for decades, or it was indeed radically new, posing a threat beyond any yet experienced.
As late as September 4, 2001, Richard Clarke, the White House staffer long responsible for counterterrorism policy coordination, asserted that the government had not yet made up its mind how to answer the question: �Is al Qaeda a big deal?� A week later came the answer.


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A Tour Through California Wine Regions Five-Course Wine Dinner
- April 12, 2013 6:30 PM
Café Modern chef Dena Peterson blends seasonal, local ingredients to create globally inspired, simply delicious fare. Join us for "A TOUR THROUGH CALIFORNIA WINE REGIONS," five-course wine dinner, Friday, April 12, at 6:30 pm. Spend an elegant evening enjoying fresh, artfully crafted cuisine, matched perfectly with California wines served against the backdrop of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth's iconic architecture and serene reflecting pond.
Featured wines and menu:
Esser 2010 Sauvignon Blanc, Monterey
Chilled Day Boat Scallop with Citrus Fennel Salad
Girard 2010 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
Crispy Poached Vital Farms Egg with Latte Da Chèvre and Farmers
Market Vegetables
Etude 2009 Pinot Noir, Carneros
Duck with Sweet Potato Tom Yum, Crispy Yucca, Watercress
Atlas Peak 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Braised Beef Short Rib Tamal with Fig Mole
LangeTwins 2010 Zinfandel, Lodi
Frozen Fair Trade Chocolate Soufflé with Warm Salted Caramel
Five-course dinner with featured wines: $89 per person
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In the ninth, I pray for strength and courage
We won today, 5-4. And now the Phillies are coming to our place with the series tied. The goal is to win every game, but after we lost the first one we forgot about that and thought about the best-case scenario. I ended up getting the save today. It was a tight game.
Once Jayson Werth hit the home run in the eighth inning, I knew I was going to be in the game. I knew Franklin Morales was going into the game, so I had some time. I prepared myself a little bit slower.
When I was running in from the bullpen, I had a right-hander up first, Ben Francisco. He's a first-pitch swinger, but I don't care who you are, if you're coming off the bench in this kind of a game, I'm going to challenge you. I'm going to be 0-1. They know I've got my slider and they pay more attention to it. It gives you more room for error with the fastball.
But right before I step on the mound, I step back and say a little prayer. My prayer is for strength and courage. It's not to win, not for success. Just give me the strength and courage to do my job to the best of my ability. I've always felt that if you stick to that code, the results will take care of themselves. If you get beat, at least you're competing with that frame of mine.
With one out, they sent up Matt Stairs. I knew they'd send him up. He's had a lot of success — 4-for-8, two home runs. I know that every time he's gotten a hit off me, it's cost me a win, cost me a blown save … either way it prolonged the game longer than it should've been. And you respect that about him. There will be those guys around the league that see you and hit you well. My one advantage, I did put this in my mind, he's never seen me from the right side of the pitching rubber. I moved there from the left side earlier this year. Even then, I got ahead 1-2 and he laid off some good pitches. He takes tough at-bats. That's why he was in there. He did what his team needed to do, draw a walk.
Jimmy Rollins got a solid hit with two out. As soon as you give up a hit in that situation, you have to forget it.
Then Shane Victorino comes up. I had two strikes. All I was thinking was just one good pitch. You're one good pitch away from the game being over.
I slowed it down. I slowed the game down a whole lot. He's gong to be on my pace. I'm going to be sure of the pitch I'm going to throw, and I'm going to be sure of exactly how I'm going to throw it before I step on the mound. When you see me pause, when you see me rub that ball up, I'm focusing on making one good pitch. With Rollins, I didn't make my pitch. The pitch to Victorino, I felt, was a good pitch. He did a good job just to hit it. We had him played right.
That was another one of those moments when it took awhile to get to Clint Barmes' glove. But from the mound, I can see in 'Barmie's' eyes when he relaxes, when he knows he's going to get there.
I don't know what I did, but when I turned around I was close to my catcher, Yorvit Torrealba. I must have shuffled halfway to home plate.


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Man.....the Ebay bastards are somehow going to get them all, I know it. I just want one! Uno! UNO!
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The Bachelorette's Desiree Hartsock: 'There's Going to Be Tears'
"Love isn't always happy because there are ups and downs," Hartsock says of her upcoming season
After a hometown date from hell, The Bachelor's Sean Lowe withheld the rose from early frontrunner Desiree Hartsock.
The L.A.-based bridal stylist was devastated and the audience was stunned, but now the fan favorite will be the one handing out the flowers when The Bachelorette premieres May 27 on ABC.
Although she would not say if her TV journey ended in jewelry, Hartsock spoke to reporters this week about her suitors, strategies and surviving Sean.
What did you learn from your experience on The Bachelor? Did you steal any of Sean's strategies?
I was able to put myself in the guys' shoes to really understand what they were feeling. From Sean, I [learned] to take each and every day separately and really focused on each and every relationship.
You seemed heartbroken when Sean eliminated you. Why put yourself through this very public experience again?
I was upset when Sean sent me home but that just showed the emotions are real and you really can fall for someone. But before going on this show, I had already [moved] past that and knew Sean and I weren't meant to be together. I figured why not give The Bachelorette a chance? I was honestly able to put my whole heart out there and just let it happen.
Any regrets now that you've finished filming?
I'm glad that I decided to do the show and am satisfied with my decisions throughout. I followed and trusted my heart the best I could. … There are going to be tears, but I wanted to show all my emotions so viewers can really see where I'm coming from. Overall, it's a journey of love and love isn't always happy because there are ups and downs as you're guiding and gauging where the relationship should go.
Did someone put a ring on it?
I can't comment on that at this time, but the journey was incredibly emotional and really surprising throughout.
Think back to the mansion on night one. What were you thinking?
It was overwhelming, but I knew that they were more nervous than I was because I had been in their shoes. The biggest surprise was how many amazing, good-looking men there were. They have different qualities than Sean. A lot of them are spontaneous and very creative.
A lot of folks blamed your brother's treatment of Sean during your hometown date for your dismissal. Did you let him near your new batch of boys?
My brother was very supportive [of my] coming on to The Bachelorette and of me being able to choose what's right for me. He will meet the men.
Tierra was full-time drama last season. Is there any drama like that this season?
There are a lot of strong, yet emotional men. They stand up for themselves and that creates a lot of drama.
What were you looking for in your last man standing?
My best friend. Someone who's going to be spontaneous and adventurous while still being very supportive and caring and who ultimately understands me.
What was your strategy to narrow down the initial 25?
You have to ask really tough questions. I was straightforward. I would ask, "Are you ready for marriage, family? Do you want kids? Where do you see your future?" A key part is seeing what they were like in past relationships. In the beginning, it's really gauging who's there for the right reasons. If they continue, that's where location and job and if you can see a future with that person [come into play].
If you did find love, would you want a televised wedding?
I want my wedding to be small and intimate so I would have to really think about it when the time comes.
Would you move for love?
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That is very true... I wonder what he ends up doing with Mas Amedda after ROTS? I think that he could be a lifetime advisor to Palpatine. Amedda is one character that really seems to be overlooked as a possible important character in what transpires. He could have at the time of Valorum's fall from grace changed things to keep Palpatine out of power perhaps, but saw the momentum and possiblity for greater power with Palpatine.
It gives you a chance to try some sort of new alien that is from your imagination... like Phruby's Mongo Beefhead!
You're right about the Beefhead, Kenner did make some sort of prototype with that used. I was just giving that as an example on how a head could be used to make it look like it was a totally different or new species.
If everyone is cool with the alien idea, I can kick off on March 1st with one as an example, and then I'll try and make a couple more for the end of the month.
I can go either way on this one. Imps or aliens I can probably throw something together for either one or both. Ive been tossing an idea around for a Nogrhi for a while now this will be a good excuse for me to get of my slackass and do it. Ive got a never ending supply of Veers at my local wally world so imp officers wont be a problem either.Of course sep droids arent a bad idea either but didnt we do that one already?
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I found this poem on happenstance while researching about something else. Might as well share it here.
And so man's ruthless hand at last
Hath laid thee low, old tree;
Unmindful of thy glory past,
When thou wert waving free:
When in their green and leafy pride,
Thy broad young arms were stretching wide,
And seemed to sing with glee,
As summer winds with fitful swell,
Amid thy leafage rose and fell.
How many a winter's wind has roared
Around thy branches strong;
Whose wildly-tossing arms high soared
Above its stormy song!
How many a sultry sun has seen
Thy glittering robe of vernal green,
And glanced thy leaves among!
But winter's cold and summer's glow
Thy stalwart arms no more shall know!
Here in the days that long are dead,
Thy presence graced the wild;
When round a living landscape spread
In beauty undefiled:
Lord of the solitude wert thou, —
And sunbeams o'er thy stately brow
In lonely lustre smiled:
And morn arose and evening fell,
To hail thee King of wood and dell.
And morn arose and evening fell,
And still the time went on;
When, lo ! as thy old trunk could tell,
A hundred years are gone.
And cottage homes and hearths are seen,
And round thee here the village green
In mellow sunlight shone;
And children 'neath thy pleasant shade,
Through many a summer noontide played.
Oh! then to aged men and boys
Thy hoary arms were dear;
And well remembered were the joys
They all had tasted here:
And those who roamed upon the sea
Still loved the ancient village tree,
And mused from year to year,
On all the joy that there would reign,
When they should homeward turn again.
Old Time, in his relentless flight,
Disturbed thy calm repose;
And where the village green was bright,
A busy town arose:
To love thee men no longer recked,
But sterner days of cold neglect
Thy blackened boughs disclose;
And birds no more amid them sung,
As when thy leaves were green and young.
Then thy broad arms drooped downward fast,
Beneath this darker time;
And men forgot their virtue past,
And turned to guilt and crime;
And griping Poverty arose,
And filled the land with countless woes,
Unrecked of in thy prime:
And thousands passed thee day by day,
But left thee here to meet decay.
When all of good is past, Old Tree!
'Tis meet that thou should'st die;
I see the strong limbs torn from thee,
Without a passing sigh.
No more the village green is bright,
But Guilt and Gain have spread their night
Where now thy branches lie:
And scarce a pang my breast can swell
To hear the broad axe strike thy knell.
'Tis done! A hoary giant dead —
A guardian spirit passed —
Around the several arms lie spread,
In desolation vast.
Keep back the tear — it must not fall,
We would now its strength recall:
To glory overcast:
Revered, beloved, held dear of yore,
Alas, we ne'er shall see thee more!
— Sydney Hodges, The Battle of Hastings and Other Poems, 1853


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The following are some quotes from the recent (July, 2009) World Health Organization's Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality, Dampness and Mold which confirms that mold is a health hazard and that inspection and measurements can be used to confirm indoor microbial growth (note, we bolded the bold parts):
"The conditions that contribute to the health risk were summarized as follows.
- Microorganisms are ubiquitous. Microbes propagate rapidly wherever water is available. The dust and dirt normally present in most indoor spaces provide sufficient nutrients to support extensive microbial growth. While mould can grow on all materials, selection of appropriate materials can prevent dirt accumulation, moisture penetration and mould growth.
- Microbial growth may result in greater numbers of spores, cell fragments, alergens, mycotoxins, endotoxins, β-glucans and volatile organic compounds in indoor air. The causative agents of adverse health effects have not been identified conclusively, but an excess level of any of these agents in the indoor environment is a potential health hazard.
- Microbial interactions and moisture-related physical and chemical emissions from building materials may also play a role in dampness-related health effects.
On the basis of this review, the following guidelines were formulated.
- Persistent dampness and microbial growth on interior surfaces and in building structures should be avoided or minimized, as they may lead to adverse health effects.
- Indicators of dampness and microbial growth include the presence of condenation on surfaces or in structures, visible mould, perceived mouldy odour and a history of water damage, leakage or penetration. Thorough inspection and, if necessary, appropriate measurements can be used to confirm indoor moisture and microbial growth.
- As the relations between dampness, microbial exposure and health effects cannot be quantified precisely, no quantitative health-based guideline values or thresholds can be recommended for acceptable levels of contamination with microorganisms. Instead, it is recommended that dampness and mould-related problems be prevented. When they occur, they should be remediated because they increase the risk of hazardous exposure to microbes and chemicals.
- Management of moisture requires proper control of temperatures and ventilation to avoid excess humidity, condensation on surfaces and excess moisture in materials. Ventilation should be distributed effectively throughout spaces, and stagnant air zones should be avoided.
- Building owners are responsible for providing a healthy workplace or living environment free of excess moisture and mould, by ensuring proper building construction and maintenance. The occupants are responsible for managing the use of water, heating, ventilation and appliances in a manner that does not lead to dampness and mould growth. Local recommendations for different climatic regions should be updated to control dampness-mediated microbial growth in buildings and to ensure desirable indoor air quality.
- Dampness and mould may be particularly prevalent in poorly maintained housing for low-income people. Remediation of the conditions that lead to adverse exposure should be given priority to prevent an additional contribution to poor health in populations who are already living with an increased burden of disease.
- The guidelines are intended for worldwide use, to protect public health under various environmental, social and economic conditions, and to support the achievement of optimal indoor air quality. They focus on building characteristics that prevent the occurrence of adverse health effects associated with dampness or mould. The guidelines pertain to various levels of economic development and different climates, cover all relevant population groups and propose feasible approaches for reducing health risks due to dampness and microbibial contamination. Both private and public buildings (e.g. offices and nursing homes) are covered, as dampness and mould are risks everywhere. Settings in which there are particular production processes and hospitals with high-risk patients or sources of exposure to pathogens are not, however, considered.
- While the guidelines provide objectives for indoor air quality management, they do not give instructions for achieving those objectives. The necessary action and indicators depend on local technical conditions, the level of development, human capacities and resources. The guidelines recommended by WHO acknowledge this heterogeneity. In formulating policy targets, governments should consider their local circumstances and select actions that will ensure achievement of their health objectives most effectively."
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New Dean of Engineering Named
Andrew Hsu, a new MAE faculty member and Dean of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
The MAE Department welcomes its new faculty member, and the Dean of the College of Engineering. Dr. Andrew Hsu, associate vice president for research and dean of the Wright State University Graduate School, officially has officially joined the Department as a full Professor and assumed his position of the dean of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering on February 18, 2013. Andrew replaces former dean Belle Wei, now provost of CSU Chico, and Ping Hsu, who served as interim dean. The MAE Department is privileged for being his home department at the San Jose State University.
Andrew brings to SJSU strong experience in strategic planning. He implemented major initiatives in the areas of recruitment, retention and completion, administrative efficiency and policies. The recruitment initiative brought a phenomenal 19.6 percent increase in enrollment for new graduate students at Wright State University.
Additionally, he led an initiative to forge an industry-university partnership with shared personnel, research facilities and intellectual property; the partnership was recognized by the Ohio Board of Regents as a model for future industry-university collaborations for the state of Ohio.
Hsu is also a professor of mechanical and materials engineering at Wright State University, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Fellow of the American Council on Education. Hsu received his doctoral degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He started his academic career at the University of Miami in Florida as an associate professor and director of the Aerospace Engineering Program, where he was responsible for undergraduate curriculum development and student recruitment.
Then, he served as associate dean for research and graduate programs for six years at the Purdue School of Engineering of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Hsu's research interests are in aerodynamics, turbulent combustion and fuel cell technology. He authored or co-authored over 100 technical publications, supervised graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and mentored numerous undergraduate researchers throughout his career.


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Monday, December 14, 2009
Why use your brain when you can buy an EMR and look like an idiot?
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14 comments:
- The Duchess said...
Was the patient sent to you for jaw pain?
- December 14, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- Pink said...
As a medical transcriptionist, I cringe when I see these EMR entries. WTF? Oral and oral? Um...p.o. perhaps? It doesn't even specify the dosage or frequency!
- December 14, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- GB, RN said...
So, am I to assume that this patient takes oral meds??
- December 14, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- Doctor D said...
Perhaps this is computer-talk for "takes by mouth twice daily?"
- December 14, 2009 at 4:53 PM
I think I have "Allegra Oral and Oral" on DVD.
- December 14, 2009 at 6:33 PM
- student dr. blaze said...
EMRs are always programmed by people who know nothing about medicine. It's totally counterintuitive. I ended up basically having to re-program the one at my last job because it never printed what the surgeons wanted it to say. If I saw this, though, it'd be way too tempting to program it to say Oral and Anal. ;-)
- December 14, 2009 at 8:50 PM
- mommy-medic said...
Nystatin oral and oral? Forgive me if i am mistaken, but isn't that a "swish and swallow" med? (Or mouthwash type med?) And you take it........orally? Opposed to rectally? *scratching head*
- December 14, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- MomNurseWife said...
Wow...there's a whole lotta oral going on in that office....
- December 14, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- Nurse K said...
I read "oral" so many times in that entry that I think I need to take a shower. Don't ask.
- December 14, 2009 at 10:23 PM
This is obviously the medication list for Zaphod Beeblebrox.
- December 14, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- student dr. blaze said...
re: MomNurseWife ... i can't resist: the programmer must have an oral fixation. ;-P
- December 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- Filet-o-bitch RPh said...
What if it said "anal and oral"? Just curious...
- December 15, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Where can -i- get a perscription for that much oral?
- December 15, 2009 at 12:28 AM
If she's got candida, then take her off the ruddy Pill!
- December 15, 2009 at 9:22 AM


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Section 202 Housing for the Elderly:
The Section 202 program helps expand the supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly. It provides very low-income elderly with options that allow them to live independently but in an environment that provides support activities such as cleaning, cooking, transportation, etc. For more information about HUD's Section 202 program please visit the HUD website.
In Order to Qualify
Occupancy in Section 202 housing is open to any very low-income household comprised of at least one person who is at least 62 years old at the time of initial occupancy. Income limits are set according to where you live (State & County). In order to determine if your income qualifies as "Very Low Income" please use HUD's Income Limits.
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Having come up to speed in Web 2.0 concepts such as AJAX, Ruby on Rails, and TurboGears, many developers have begun considering the world beyond Web 2.0, asking: "If there's a 'Web 3.0', what is it, and what does it look and feel like?" One possibility is a next-generation Web embodied as a Rich Immersive Environment (RIE) which, instead of appearing to users as a two-dimensional form in a browser, steeps them in a three-dimensional world filled with places to see, avenues to walk, people to interact with, objects and environments to play with, things to buy, and services to access. Applications grounded in such environments require a completely different style of manipulation byand interaction withusers. In short, you need to reconsider what the concept of "interface" means, and how to engage users with your work.
In this article, we examine what's involved in developing for Second Life (www.secondlife.com), an emerging RIE developed by Linden Lab (www.lindenlab.com). Second Life has captured both mindshare and a considerable amount of actual commerce revenue for the participants and creators of virtual value.
What is so compelling about Second Life and other emergent virtual (nongame) worlds? In a 2006 interview, Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale explains that when entering Second Life, people's digital alter-egos (known as "avatars") can move around and do everything they do in the physical world, but without such bothers as the laws of physics. "When you are at Amazon.com [using current web technology], you are actually there with 10,000 concurrent other people, but you cannot see them or talk to them," Rosedale said. "At Second Life, everything you experience is inherently experienced with others."
Think of what this would mean to a social site. Instead of posting entries and responses on slashdot.org or digg.com and then reading them from a web page or an RSS feed, imagine conversing in real time with actual peers on emerging stories from real Reuters or CNet news feeds. Imagine opening a storefront site for your next brilliant idea and having it literally be a storefront, where you could, in real time, interact with your user base and potential customers. Imagine a world in which you could multitask by first tending to personal activities from "home," turn attention to "work," then break for "lunch" in an RPG adventure or go to a virtual beach in the middle of the day.
That's the promise that Second Life suggests. But there are several other reasons why it should be on your developer radar:
- Commerce is built into Second Life. It has a real economy fueled by a real currency. Although most of the goods and services in Second Life are virtual, the money is real, and the intellectual property you create is yours. Thus, the programming you do in this world is convertible to real revenue. Residents spent over $200 million in this virtual world in 2006.
- Every object in Second Life is there because a software developer created it. Currently, the SL incarnation of the metaverse is the open frontier, the wild west. No large players dominate the landscape; by mastering Linden Scripting Language, you are on even footing with any developer anywhere.
- Potential customers are loyal to the environment and experience. It is estimated that second world "residents" currently spend 40 hours a month in-world, a little more than 10 percent of the amount of time the average American spends watching TV per month. Consider the positive impact for your company of that level of exposure to potential consumers.
- Second Life is inherently a social experience rather than a game-playing environment. It has been estimated that slightly fewer than 50 percent of SL residents are female; this far exceeds female immersion in game-playing environments. Any web-based business that can attract genders equally holds tremendous promise.
- Your creations are potentially infinitely scalable. You can create shade changing sunglasses or dirigibles, and after you sell the first copy, you'll still have an infinite number left.
Second Life: The Programmer's View
The primary attraction for software developers in using a platform like Second Life is the ability to create objects that have credible dynamism, even compared to AJAX and browser-based applications. Virtually every one of the objects you encounter in SL, from beach balls to shopping malls, has been created by a developer or team. A short (and incomplete) description of SL is that it is a huge simulator running a potentially enormous number of finite state machines (FSMs). The scripting environment controlling the execution of every one of the FSMsyours and othersis a C-like language called "Linden Scripting Language" (LSL).


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Just cracked my XP password file, and was shocked at how quick it was. Admin almost immediately.
But I don't understand a couple of the accounts.
Now Administrator is obvious. But when I go to ControlPanel|Users it does not show Administrator. Is this because nothing about that account can be changed? (I am from the Linux world)
I am seeing Guest, and John says no password, and Users says the account is disabled. But I want to delete the account and XP won't let me. Why?
Then John finds another account that seems to be invisible: HelpAssistant. It has a long complex password, but WTH is it and why doesn't it show in Users?
Another invisible account is SUPPORT_388945a0, with NO password. What is this? This is disturbing.
And finally there is my user account. In Users it is showing as having admin privileges, but when I try to change my account type "Limited" is grayed out. How can I change my account type?
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Hi friends! I'm back today with a sequel I bought this summer and… yes, I only read it quite recently, though I think I have a good excuse for that. I was kind of terrified to do so. And, aerm… I was right. Still, i's rare when a sequel is AS GOOD as the first book in a series and that was the case here.
There are no spoilers in this review.
📚 The book
Sabaa Tahir, A Torch Against The Night, Published by Harper Voyager, September 8th, 2016.
Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.
Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire's most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.
But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene—Elias's former friend and the Empire's newest Blood Shrike.
Bound to Marcus's will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own—one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape…and kill them both.
- If you know me just a tiny little bit, you know I'm a marshmallow and this series seems a bit… harsh? Well, if that's true, there is a reason why I keep on going, it's because I absolutely LOVE the characters. A Torch Against The Night is told through 3 P.O.V, which allows us to know the characters deeply and I loved it.
- Laia is such an incredible character and her growth is absolutely stunning. She is fierce and determinate and I just LOVE her so, so much, she's one of my favorite badass awesome characters for sure. She's not flawless or fearless, she feels so real and that's why I love her.
- Elias, oh Elias. I love Elias so much and this book was torture. That's all.
- I didn't really care for the third POV, Helene, as much, but it was good to get to know her better and her struggles.
- The world-building keeps on expanding and complexifying and it's SO interesting to see it. Also slightly terrifying, at times, but I love how fantastical elements are woven into the story and growing with importance, too. SO captivating.
- THE TWISTS AND TURNS AND OH MY GOD I gasped out loud multiple times while reading this and I'm here for that kind of read okay.
- This was REALLY INTENSE OKAY.
- The thing that prevents me from rating this book – and the series as a whole, is, well…. let's be honest, I am a marshmallow and some scenes were particularily hard to read at times. That's completely personal though!
- And…. to be completely honest, I didn't quite care for Helene as much as I did for Elias and Laia. Even if some moments made me really, really, really sad, I just… I don't know I didn't feel as compelled to read her parts.
With this kind of jaw-dropping sequel, A Torch Against The Night follows in its predecessor's footsteps, An Ember in the Ashes. Amazing world-building, characters you grow to love and see develop more and more and oh-my-what-is-happening moments, it's definitely a series I'd recommend for fantasy fans.
As for me… yes. I'll read A Reaper At The Gates, but my emotions need a break first.
Final rating: 4 drops!
Trigger warnings: murder, death, violence, genocide, torture, PTSD.
Do you want to read A Torch Against the Night? Why, or why not? Did you read this series, or are you planning to?
Do you have any recommendations of epic fantasy book series! Let me know in comments!


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Exclusive Q & A with Lori Greiner!
Emily: "You've generated lots of makeup storage ideas that people really enjoy. What's been the key to proper makeup organization since many of us are overloaded with beauty products?"
Lori: "I want to have everything separated and be able to see it at a glance. There's a place for everything and everything needs to be clear so you can see it, and it's accessible. We're always in a hurry... you want to be able to see your choices. The traditional way to store has been in a case or bag where everything's thrown together. So my thought was- make everything where you can see it all, and it's all organized. Who wants to be aggravated in the morning when you can't find your red lipstick? It's about visibility- everything in its place."
Emily: "You were telling me about how your mom was not so organized... did you always have an interest in organization? When did that kick in?"
Lori: "I think it came a little later in life- because my mom was like that, it made me not want to have everything out. In my own house, I like things to be clean, put away, and easily accessible. When everything's cluttered, it affects my mood. It makes me kind of crabby! When everything looks beautiful and orderly, you enjoy the beauty of what your home is. It makes your environment happier."
Emily: "Can you give us any indication of what to expect on Friday's episdode?"
Lori: "It's beauty related! It's something that's never been done before- a 3 in 1 nail product that's patented. I can't reveal whether or not I did the deal, but it's a product you will think is really cool. It is revolutionary."
Again- you can catch Lori on Shark Tank Friday at 8 ET, 7 CT on ABC. Big thanks to Lori for taking time to chat with me! :) Click here to check out her website, or learn more about her products at QVC.com.
In case you missed it, here's my review on Lori's makeup cases!


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The excitement of innovation tends to overshadow the plight of its victims, but for people whose jobs are becoming obsolete, technological advances can be a little terrifying. Many jobs that existed centuries or just decades ago seem like quaint pieces of history, but inventions like automated machinery, modern refrigeration and mouse traps also represent the ends of occupations like switchboard operators, ice cutters and rat catchers.
10 Most Endangered Jobs in 2014
As technology and consumer preferences evolve, thousands of people will see their industries and possibly disappear. Some of these jobs may go quicker than others, and some may never go extinct, but according to CareerCast's 2014 Jobs Rated report (based on projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics), these careers are going the way of the lamplighter:
10. Tax examiner and collector
Median annual salary: $50,440
Hiring outlook by 2022: -4%
9. Printing worker
Median annual salary: $34,100
Hiring outlook by 2022: -5%
8. Drill-press operator
Median annual salary: $32,950
Hiring outlook by 2022: -6%
7. Flight attendant
Median annual salary: $37,240
Hiring outlook by 2022: -7%
6. Lumberjack
Median annual salary: $24,340
Hiring outlook by 2022: -9%
5. Travel agent
Median annual salary: $34,600
Hiring outlook by 2022: -12%
4. Newspaper reporter
Median annual salary: $37,090
Hiring outlook by 2022: -13%
3. Meter reader
Median annual salary: $36,410
Hiring outlook by 2022: -19%
2. Farmer
Median annual salary: $69,300
Hiring outlook by 2022: -19%
1. Mail carrier
Median annual salary: $53,100
Hiring outlook by 2022: -28%
If your occupation is one of those listed, it doesn't mean you're without a future, but you're probably looking at a more competitive job market at the very least. Your job doesn't matter when it comes to your credit standing, because income isn't included on credit reports, but if you're out of work, you'll have trouble getting loans because of your diminished ability to repay debt. That's why it's important to keep your credit score at its best, so you have access to credit when you need it. You can see where your credit scores stand for free on Credit.com.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Indo Poop-Shoot Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Indo Poop-Shoot Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Indonesia View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ChesterJoined: 15 May 2004Posts: 383Location: Australia Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 3:20 pm Post subject: Indo Poop-Shoot I will commence an Indonesian Poop-Shoot for dodgy ESL Companies. Let The poop begin here. Give us your poop on one thread. Back to top phisJoined: 10 Mar 2003Posts: 250 Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 2:58 am Post subject: I posted the following comments on another board, but I think it is quite relevant to what you are trying to do here. It isn't too difficult to comment on bad schools, but there are no provisions on Dave's for commenting about good schools, without it being taken off the board as 'advertising'. Quote: I have a really serious question though. How do you convince people you are a reputable school and not out to con them? I am, of course, referring to those school in Asia which have to depend on telephone and internet recruiting. We can't do it here on Dave's, because if you want to bad-mouth a school, that is okay, but if you want to give positive comments about a school, that will be taken as advertising and will be deleted from the board. This is true even if it is a teacher who wants to comment, because people will just believe that they have been made to do it by the management of the school. I am really at my wits end. If you tell them that what is contained in the contract is what you get, they turn it down because they want to believe the 'exaggerated and sometimes fraudulent' offers of other less reputable schools. You can't then tell them that the other 'school/s' are famous for dumping their teachers before the end of contract so that they don't have to pay out end year bonuses and will find other ways of withholding salary, airfares, etc., because a) that would be unprofessional b) they will think you are making it up c) because you have 'safety clauses' in your own contract, they will think you are going to do the same. Also, how can you convince people that the salary, although it no-way compares to a Western salary is a really good deal. Most people forget to look at the whole package. When this includes free housing and utilities bills, food allowance and free maid service, the actually salary goes way up. Combined with the really low cost of living in most Asian countries, there are very few people who could enjoy such a high standard of living in any Western country. And yes, you are not going to go home rich, but you will have had a year or more of living well, and travelling cheaply to places you would have to pay a king's ransom to book through a Western travel agent. And, why oh why, can't people understand that salaries between each Asian country and even different regions in the same country, are based on the cost of living in each place. You will be offered three or four times more money in cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya (I'm only talking about Indonesia now), but you will have to pay out three or four times more to live decently. And very often, (but not always), in these places, you have to find and pay for your own accommodation. And my final rant is about handing out email addresses of teachers already working for the school. If we say no (because this is an invasion of privacy and also because it would involve a great deal of time for the teachers to respond to every request for information), we are accused of having something to hide. If we say yes, we are accused of only giving the email addresses of teachers who will say good things about us (management puppets!). Or even worse, inventing teachers and writing the emails ourselves. Quote: Back to top comeniusJoined: 27 Jan 2003Posts: 124Location: San Francisco, California, USA Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:35 am Post subject: An interesting question. In a microeconomics class I'm taking right now, there is a strategy scenario we covered called the "Lemon's Curse," in which when all products are considered to be of poor quality, truly high quality products won't be successful (in recruiting qualified teachers, charging higher fees for their classes, etc.) without some means of "signalling" that they are indeed high quality. For established, well known products (or schools), the brand name alone can serve this purpose. In the case of new or unknown products--such as your language school--warranties of some fashion are often used to signal quality. The question of course is what type of "warranty" can be used to signal to the quality teachers that you represent a high quality school. The trick is that if a low quality school can copy your signal, you end up back at square one and all schools become lumped into the same category again--the lemon's curse (lemon as in a bad car--think of what car manufacturers and used car dealers do to gain the confidence of their potential customers that the car they're buying isn't a hunk of junk). As a result, your signal must be something that a "low quality" school can't profitably "afford" to offer. And of course, if you are indeed a low quality school (not saying you are!), the last thing you want to do is credibly signal you're a high quality school, as the "cost" would outweigh its "profit" for you. So... What's your warranty, so to speak? The thing you can do that other, lower quality schools can't? Or is it best just to compete in the low quality arena, and take the low quality benefits--which still should be greater than zero--after all, there are lots and lots of less than stellar quality language schools in the world. In fact, in many industries and markets, high quality has proven to be unprofitable, and low quality rules the roost. Last edited by comenius on Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:43 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top phisJoined: 10 Mar 2003Posts: 250 Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:32 am Post subject: Oh my dear We have just come full circle. My original post was how to convince people to understand we are a reputable school. Your post seems to indicate that we have to use different stategies, whether we are a good school or not, and the outcome is the same. I am still going to take 3 or 4 months to find a teacher who is, not only a good teacher, but who will also fit into our present team (both native and local teachers). Yes, I am frustrated. But I am going to stick with it until I find the right person. Back to top comeniusJoined: 27 Jan 2003Posts: 124Location: San Francisco, California, USA Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 7:17 pm Post subject: The situation is definitely a puzzle. The good news is that everyone ends up at the bottom of the barrel only if there is no way to signal a difference between your school and all the other schools. I guess the best way to figure out a solution is to try to crawl in the heads of good teachers and find out what it is they like, and try to present an employment environment/package that caters to them. That's probably a pain, too, as different teachers have different objectives. You could ask the good teachers you currently employ, though, or any other good teachers you know from your career. Oh, and only interview the really good teachers... you don't really need to care about what attracts poor performers! So... at the end of the day, what makes your school unique, what makes it shine and really stand out from the others? Or what could make your school unique? Some possibilities: 1. Pay. 101 angles to this, of course. Base pay, bonus pay, vacation pay, end of contract pay, bonus for students that enroll again, flight reimbursement, insurance reimbursement, housing reimbursement. How do you stack up to the competition? What's your budget? Can you shave down something in one area and add to another area that perhaps good teachers find more attractive? 2. Professional Development. Materials, facilities, professional journals, a formal process to review and provide constructive feedback on lesson plans as well as actual lessons, recognition amongst peers for strong performance, monthly teacher training workshops lead by the DOS or Senior Teachers. 3. Personal Development. Language classes, cultural classes, school sponsored events or trips, yoga classes, batik painting classes, a group of folks that likes to ride their bikes or surf or run or something else, something that you're doing in the community besides offering language classes that would be engaging to good teachers, free haircuts, whatever. Of course, at the end of the day, employment is always a bit of a crap shoot. People can do great in interviews and fall apart in the classroom, and managers can over sell a position too. Good luck, though. And let me know if there's anything I can do to be of help. Back to top ls650Joined: 10 May 2003Posts: 3484Location: British Columbia Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Indo Poop-Shoot Chester wrote: I will commence an Indonesian Poop-Shoot for dodgy ESL Companies. Let The poop begin here. Give us your poop on one thread. Why do we need a thread for dodgy companies? If you look in the Job Journals there are plenty of complaints. People seem to whine a lot more loudly than they praise.... How about a thread for schools that people are _happy_ with? Back to top KCA420Joined: 08 Apr 2004Posts: 54 Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:42 pm Post subject: editLast edited by KCA420 on Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:45 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top BedevilledJoined: 02 Aug 2004Posts: 28Location: Medan, North Sumatera Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:23 am Post subject: phis... hmmmm. Oddly enough I just figured out who you are. She's actually my boss. hee hee. Fancy meeting you here. I was just perusing the forum and came across this thread. I'm not going to name our school, but I teach here and I am extremely well taken care of. For those of you who've got a raw deal from your respective former employers, I can empathize because I wouldn't want to be in your position. I don't hang out with any of the English teachers from the other schools because all they do is bitch and complain about how much they hate their jobs. I, for one, am quite happy here and have just re-signed my contract for another year. I really don't think it's fair to say all the schools are the same. They're not. For those of you reading this while contemplating coming to Indonesia, don't let the negative threads completely turn you off. I would, however do some research before coming and try to talk to the teachers who do work at the schools that you're applying to. Speaking of which, I appreciate my boss NOT advertising my e-mail on the net. When we have a prospective employee, she gives their email to all of the Native English teachers and asks us to email them. It's left up to us what we tell them. Back to top willyJoined: 29 Mar 2003Posts: 215Location: Samarinda,Kalimantan,Indonesia(left TW) Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 6:39 pm Post subject: Personally I like to do a lot of name dropping gram in TW was a school bent on $$ and just entertaining the students, but at least they honored there contract witch is more then I can say for ILP it WAS a good school that seem to have hired a few mangers who cant! As my other posts have said it was a good experance but it has turned sour for many teachers they have gone from 8 very good and experienced ones to 2 one is has never tough before and corp has lost most of there contracts and only have 2 teachers out of 12 to years ago. As for EF well nothing to say just read the forum. Its a funny thing most happy teachers dont post and some just dont care. I agree with Comenius Quote: Some possibilities: 1. Pay. 101 angles to this, of course. Base pay, bonus pay, vacation pay, end of contract pay, bonus for students that enroll again, flight reimbursement, insurance reimbursement, housing reimbursement. How do you stack up to the competition? What's your budget? Can you shave down something in one area and add to another area that perhaps good teachers find more attractive? 2. Professional Development. Materials, facilities, professional journals, a formal process to review and provide constructive feedback on lesson plans as well as actual lessons, recognition amongst peers for strong performance, monthly teacher training workshops lead by the DOS or Senior Teachers. 3. Personal Development. Language classes, cultural classes, school sponsored events or trips, yoga classes, batik painting classes, a group of folks that likes to ride their bikes or surf or run or something else, something that you're doing in the community besides offering language classes that would be engaging to good teachers, free haircuts, whatever. I can only think of a few schools that offer things like that. Some that wont even think of giving you a Visa! 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As school was ending Thursday, a student reported to the middle school office that she read a bomb threat message that was written on a stall in the girls restroom.
The same girl later admitted to Morenci police officer Frank Cordts that she wrote the message.
Because it was at the end of the school day, dismissal of students continued as planned, said Morenci police chief Larry Weeks. Students staying after school for various reasons were asked to leave.
Police and school staff searched the school and found no bomb.
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